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| Name    = Starlight
| Name    = Starlight
| Cover    = Hash Pipe (International).jpg
| Cover    = Hash Pipe (International).jpg
| Type    = b-side
| Type    = B-side
| Artist  = Weezer
| Artist  = Weezer
| Album  = Hash Pipe
| Album  = Hash Pipe
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"'''Starlight'''" is a song recorded during sessions for ''[[Weezer (The Green Album)|The Green Album]]'' and released as a [[List of Weezer b-sides and bonus tracks|b-side]]. In [[2002]], the song was covered by New Zealand pop rock band [[Zed]].
"'''Starlight'''" is a song recorded during sessions for ''[[Weezer (The Green Album)|The Green Album]]'' and released as a [[List of Weezer B-sides and bonus tracks|B-side]] on various international singles. In [[2002]], the song was covered by New Zealand pop rock band [[Zed]].
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
====Weezer version====
====Weezer version====
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*''Weezer'' (German 5-track sampler, Motor Music GMBH, 3:28 mix)
*''Weezer'' (German 5-track sampler, Motor Music GMBH, 3:28 mix)
====Zed version====
====Zed version====
*"Starlight" ([[Zed]], 2002 single)
*"Starlight" (2002 single)
*''The Hot Chick: Original Soundtrack'' (2002)
*''The Hot Chick: Original Soundtrack'' (2002)
*''[[This Little Empire]]'' (2003)
*''[[This Little Empire]]'' (2003)
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"Starlight" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and first known to have been demoed by [[Weezer]] at Cuomo's home studio on [[November 11]], [[2000]]. "Starlight" may have formed the basis for the ''Green Album'' track "[[Knock-down Drag-out]]," as the entry in the [[Catalog O' Riffs]] for the latter lists the alternate title "Slow Starlight". "Starlight" continued to be rehearsed by Weezer through December and was recorded in the studio during the ''Green Album'' sessions in January of [[2001]].
"Starlight" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and first known to have been demoed by [[Weezer]] at Cuomo's home studio on [[November 11]], [[2000]]. "Starlight" may have formed the basis for the ''Green Album'' track "[[Knock-down Drag-out]]," as the entry in the [[Catalog O' Riffs]] for the latter lists the alternate title "Slow Starlight". "Starlight" continued to be rehearsed by Weezer through December and was recorded in the studio during the ''Green Album'' sessions in January of [[2001]].


The song was one of the fourteen ''Green'' session tracks leaked prior to the album's release. Like all the other songs from the early MP3 leak, "Starlight" appeared in unmastered and unedited form with a total length of 3:28. The official mix of the song, released as a b-side on various "[[Hash Pipe]]" and "[[Island in the Sun]]" singles, was edited down to 3:20, omitting the "Whoa, that's not enough" section after the final chorus. The longer mix of the song, fully mastered, appeared on a 5-track CD sampler in Germany released by Motor Music GMBH, as well as an Argentinian promotional CD from Universal Music. The song also shares a few lyrics with "[[O Girlfriend]]".
The song was one of the fourteen ''Green'' session tracks leaked prior to the album's release. Like all the other songs from the early MP3 leak, "Starlight" appeared in unmastered and unedited form with a total length of 3:28. The official mix of the song, released as a B-side on various "[[Hash Pipe]]" and "[[Island in the Sun]]" singles, was edited down to 3:20, omitting the "Whoa, that's not enough" section after the final chorus. The longer mix of the song, fully mastered, appeared on a 5-track CD sampler in Germany released by Motor Music GMBH, as well as an Argentinian promotional CD from Universal Music. The song also shares a few lyrics with "[[O Girlfriend]]".
 
==Zed cover==
==Zed cover==
"Starlight" was covered by Zed in [[2002]] and released as the first track of the soundtrack to the [[2002]] comedy film {{Wiki2|The_Hot_Chick#Soundtrack|''The Hot Chick''}} starring {{Wiki2|Rob_Schneider|Rob Schneider}}. It was also released as a CD single in both the United States and New Zealand on [[Geffen Records]] and {{Wiki2|Universal_Music_New_Zealand|Universal}}, respectively. The New Zealand release of the single features two additional tracks ("Watching the World" and "This One") as well as the music video for "Starlight". The cover was later released as track five on Zed's [[2003]] album ''[[This Little Empire]]''.
"Starlight" was covered by Zed in [[2002]] and released as the first track of the soundtrack to the [[2002]] comedy film {{Wiki2|The_Hot_Chick#Soundtrack|''The Hot Chick''}} starring {{Wiki2|Rob_Schneider|Rob Schneider}}. It was also released as a CD single in both the United States and New Zealand on [[Geffen Records]] and {{Wiki2|Universal_Music_New_Zealand|Universal}}, respectively. The New Zealand release of the single features two additional tracks ("Watching the World" and "This One") as well as the music video for "Starlight". The cover was later released as track five on Zed's [[2003]] album ''[[This Little Empire]]''.
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A music video was recorded featuring the band playing in a high school while characters from the film (including Schneider himself) swap places with members of the band after drinking an "enchanted" drink, vaguely reflecting on the general plot of ''The Hot Chick''.
A music video was recorded featuring the band playing in a high school while characters from the film (including Schneider himself) swap places with members of the band after drinking an "enchanted" drink, vaguely reflecting on the general plot of ''The Hot Chick''.


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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGWvMPoXX6g YouTube (United States)]
<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSDH-b-DhbA YouTube (international)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSDH-b-DhbA YouTube (international)]
==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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===Weezer===
===Weezer===
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals
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*[[Mikey Welsh]] – bass guitar
*[[Mikey Welsh]] – bass guitar
*[[Ric Ocasek]] - producer
*[[Ric Ocasek]] - producer
| |
===Zed===
===Zed===
*Nathan King — guitar, lead vocals
*Nathan King — guitar, lead vocals
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*Martin Kierszenbaum — A&R
*Martin Kierszenbaum — A&R
*Robert Hayes — management
*Robert Hayes — management
 
|}
==Known recordings==
==Known recordings==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em; font-size:.8em;
{{Known recordings header}}
!Performer(s)
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Starlight||[[November 11]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-11">Koch, Karl. [[Recording_History_-_Page_12#.22November_Demos.22_Continued_demos_made_at_Rivers.27s_home_studio.|Weezer Recording History - Page 12]]</ref>|[[6145 Rodgerton Dr.]], Los Angeles, CA|||DA-88 8-track recording. Number of takes unknown}}
!Title
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Starlight||[[December 3]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-11" />|[[6145 Rodgerton Dr.]], Los Angeles, CA|||DA-88 8-track recording; instrumental}}
!Date of recording
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Starlight||[[December 7]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-11" />|[[6145 Rodgerton Dr.]], Los Angeles, CA|||DA-88 8-track recording. Number of takes unknown}}
!Recording location
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Starlight||[[December 14]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-1214">Koch, Karl. [[Recording_History_-_Page_12#12.2F14.2F00_Rehersal_at_Swing_House_Studios|Weezer Recording History - Page 12]]</ref>|Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA|||DAT rehearsal}}
!Length
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Starlight||[[December 14]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-1214" />|Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA|||DAT rehearsal}}
!Appeared on
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Starlight||[[December 14]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-1214" />|Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA|||DAT rehearsal}}
!Notes
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Starlight||[[December 14]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-1214" />|Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA|||DAT rehearsal}}
|-
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Starlight||[[December 14]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-1214" />|Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA|||DAT rehearsal}}
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Starlight||[[December 23]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-lmd">Koch, Karl. [[Recording_History_-_Page_12#Late_December_.22Last_Minute_Demos.22|Weezer Recording History - Page 12]]</ref>|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||"Last-minute" demo}}
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Starlight||[[December 26]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-lmd" />|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||"Last-minute" demo}}
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 11]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-11">Koch, Karl. [[Recording_History_-_Page_12#.22November_Demos.22_Continued_demos_made_at_Rivers.27s_home_studio.|Weezer Recording History - Page 12]]</ref>
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Starlight||[[December 29]], [[2000]]|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles|||Studio recording}}
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Starlight||[[January 3]], [[2001]]<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 01/03/2001]]</ref>|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles|||Studio recording}}
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Starlight||[[January 5]], [[2001]]<ref name="kc010501">[[Karl's Corner - 01/05/2001]]</ref>|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles|3:28|Leaked online|Unmastered studio mix}}
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Starlight||[[January 5]], [[2001]]<ref name="kc010501">[[Karl's Corner - 01/05/2001]]</ref>|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles|3:28|''Weezer'' (German 5-track sampler, Motor Music GMBH, 3:28 mix)|Longer, pre-release mix}}
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DA-88 8-track recording. Number of takes unknown.
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Starlight||[[January 5]], [[2001]]<ref name="kc010501" />|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles|3:19|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 3]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-11" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DA-88 8-track recording. Instrumental.
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 7]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-11" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DA-88 8-track recording. Number of takes unknown.
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 14]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-1214">Koch, Karl. [[Recording_History_-_Page_12#12.2F14.2F00_Rehersal_at_Swing_House_Studios|Weezer Recording History - Page 12]]</ref>
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DAT rehearsal.
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 14]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-1214" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DAT rehearsal.
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 14]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-1214" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DAT rehearsal.
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 14]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-1214" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DAT rehearsal.
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 14]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-1214" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Swing House Rehearsal & Recording, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|DAT rehearsal.
|-
 
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 23]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-lmd">Koch, Karl. [[Recording_History_-_Page_12#Late_December_.22Last_Minute_Demos.22|Weezer Recording History - Page 12]]</ref>
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|"Last-minute" demo
|-
 
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 26]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12-lmd" />
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|"Last-minute" demo
|-
 
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 29]], [[2000]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Studio recording
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[January 3]], [[2001]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Studio recording
|-
 
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[January 5]], [[2001]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:28
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
*''Weezer'' (German 5-track sampler, Motor Music GMBH, 3:28 mix)
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Longer, pre-release mix
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[January 5]], [[2001]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:19
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
*"[[Hash Pipe]]" (International retail CD single)
*"[[Hash Pipe]]" (International retail CD single)
*"Hash Pipe" (UK retail CD single)
*"Hash Pipe" (UK retail CD single)
*"[[Island in the Sun]]" (Japan retail CD single)
*"[[Island in the Sun]]" (Japan retail CD single)|}}
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Zed]]|Starlight||[[2002]]|?|2:52|
 
 
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Zed]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Starlight
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2002]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|?
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:52
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
*''Starlight'' (single)
*''Starlight'' (single)
*''The Hot Chick: Original Soundtrack''
*''The Hot Chick: Original Soundtrack''
*''[[This Little Empire]]''
*''[[This Little Empire]]''|Cover version}}
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Cover version
{{Known recordings footer}}
|-
 
|}
 
==Audio==
===Weezer===
<youtube>0JGYm4e6kL8</youtube>
<youtube>GIHoqYH9zYQ</youtube>
===Zed===
<youtube>S96Vg09guvA</youtube>
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Zed===
===Zed===
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<references />
<references />
[[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]]
[[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]]
[[Category:B-sides]][[Category:Zed]][Category:Weezer songs produced by Ric Ocasek]][[Category:Known recordings table]]
[[Category:B-sides]][[Category:Zed]][[Category:Weezer songs produced by Ric Ocasek]]
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